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Council approves Calhoun House landmark and postpones East 11th cocktail‑lounge zoning changes to Jan. 22, 2026
Summary
Council adopted zoning consent items that included a historic designation for the Calhoun House and postponed two related requests (items 86 and 87) to Jan. 22, 2026 after testimony raised questions about whether prior council actions had changed conditional‑use status for cocktail lounges on parts of East 11th Street.
At the Dec. 11 meeting the Austin City Council approved multiple zoning consent items, including a motion to designate the Calhoun House (2401 Givens Ave) as a historic landmark. Preservation advocates and neighborhood representatives described the site as a high‑integrity post‑World War II house significant to East Austin's Black community, and council adopted the consent zoning package without objection.
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